Overview
- An ITV/ENDS investigation reported that many of 39 Bentham residents tested had raised PFAS levels, with nine results above 20 ng/ml.
- One former Angus Fire worker recorded 405 ng/ml, far exceeding the NASEM threshold associated with increased health risk.
- Eurofins Environment Testing in Sacramento analyzed the samples, with results interpreted using NASEM reference ranges due to the absence of UK benchmarks.
- Environmental forensic scientist David Megson said most results exceeded typical background levels when compared with US population data.
- ENDS Report previously obtained 2008 site studies showing extremely high PFAS in groundwater, while Angus Fire disputes the blood-test interpretation, cites remediation since 2024, and notes no regulator has established a causal health link.